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Melissa Etheridge’s son Beckett dies from opioid addiction at 21
Melissa Etheridge’s son Beckett Cypher died from opioid addiction Wednesday at 21. The singer confirmed the cause of death in a tweet Wednesday night. pic.twitter.com/LZJI8M6m4s— Melissa Etheridge (@metheridge) May 14, 2020 Etheridge, 58, and former partner Julie Cypher welcomed Beckett in 1998, with help from a sperm donation by David...
Letter to the editor: Trump a great president doing his best
Donald Trump seemed to be favored by Hollywood and the media. When he decided to run for president, that all mysteriously changed, and they turned on him like he was their mortal enemy. It’s obvious to me that this is what these people do, and this is what they are;...
Letter to the editor: Disjointed efforts to fight covid-19
Multiple sources have reported that the White House ignored warnings from U.S. intelligence in November 2019 about a deadly virus outbreak in China. Various government agencies had briefings which resulted in a detailed outline of the threat in the president’s daily briefing in early January. For the next two months...
The Stroller, May 14, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Read The Stroller daily for announcements of how everyone can ease the pressure and stress of others, even while maintaining social distancing. Information for The Stroller should be emailed to vndnews@tribweb.com. Girl Scouts collecting gently-used shoes Are you cleaning out your closets while staying home? Oakmont-Verona Girl Scout Troop 52359...
New Kensington mother arrested after 3-year-old dies of suspected child abuse
The mother of a 3-year-old who died of suspected abuse last month was arrested Wednesday, according to court documents. Teresa Fetterman, 23, of New Kensington is charged with involuntary manslaughter, aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person and others after her son died April 24, after spending almost a month at...
FBI serves warrant on North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr in stock investigation
WASHINGTON — Federal agents seized a cellphone belonging to a prominent Republican senator on Wednesday night as part of the Justice Department’s investigation into controversial stock trades he made as the coronavirus first struck the United States, a law enforcement official said. Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina, chairman of...
Man who died in Kiski Township lake identified
The Armstrong County coroner said the man whose body was recovered Wednesday evening from a lake at the Apollo-Spring Church Sportsmen’s Club in Kiski Township died from a heart attack. County Coroner Brian K. Myers said Timothy W. Brueggeman, 56, of Apollo died from a cardiac event while on the...
Test used by White House still misses many covid-19 cases, NYU study says
The coronavirus test from Abbott Laboratories used at the White House to get rapid answers to whether someone is infected may miss as many as half of positive cases, according to a report from New York University. The analysis, which has yet to be confirmed, found that Abbott’s ID NOW...
Uber to require all drivers and riders to wear masks starting Monday
Uber will require all of its drivers and riders worldwide to wear masks over their faces for the foreseeable future, Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi said Wednesday. Khosrowshahi made the announcement during a conference call outlining new health and safety steps Uber is taking in order to ease concerns about the...
Many Florida residents dying at home because they are afraid to go to a hospital, reports showVideo
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — New numbers from Fort Lauderdale Fire and Rescue and Broward County Fire and Rescue confirm what many have suspected: More people are afraid to go to the hospital and, as a result, are dying at home. Reports released this week from the two fire and rescue...
Colleen Shogan: Lessons in perseverance from the suffrage movement
The story of American women’s fight for their right to vote is full of inspiring examples of persevering through difficult times, and Pittsburgh women led the way. During the current health crisis, we must find sources of inspiration that can help us cope during these unprecedented times. As vice chair...
Leah Watt: Working from home makes better workers
I can honestly say what many cannot — I love my job. As a software engineer, I love the challenges and rewards, the product, the company and the intelligent, passionate, infuriatingly arrogant but wildly talented colleagues I have come to call friends. Before coronavirus forced me to set up shop...
Editorial: Finding grace as we live through a pandemic
How sweet the sound. It has been two months since the schools closed. Two months since the chrysalis started to close around our homes and our communities. Two months since we retreated behind doors and pulled masks to separate ourselves from the coronavirus pandemic. And now we are finally hearing...
Letter to the editor: Biden entitled to presumption of innocence
Regarding Jonah Goldberg’s column “Burden of proof on Joe Biden to deflect Tara Reade accusations”: Even though I wouldn’t vote for Biden, I think that he is entitled, as is every American, to be presumed innocent until he is proven guilty by a jury of his peers. He already stated...
Russell Crowe’s new movie will be first to screen after coronavirus. Will audiences show?Video
In recent weeks, Hollywood studios and movie theater chains have held out hope that cinemas will be back in business in July, and that audiences will be eager to return. Veteran film producer Mark Gill is betting the launch of his new studio on whether or not that dream becomes...
‘Bombshell’ concert stream will reunite cast of ‘Smash’Video
The cast of “Bombshell,” the fictional Broadway musical about Marilyn Monroe, is coming together again to aid those confronting the coronavirus. Actors including Katharine McPhee, Debra Messing and Megan Hilty will reunite May 20 to present a stream of the one-night-only 2015 Broadway concert of the musical within the TV...
Review: A grotesque, inglorious look at Capone’s last yearVideo
Al Capone lived out his final years on a grand estate in Palm Island, Florida, with his wife, Mae, by his side and grandchildren running around the property. It sounds like a pretty nice end for the notorious Chicago gangster, until you realize that he spent those post Alcatraz years...
Letter to the editor: Sloan building continues
I wish I had the mystical resources that some members of the Franklin Regional School Board seem to have, so confidently voting to continue building at the Sloan school site (“Franklin Regional board votes to restart Sloan construction project,” April 14, TribLIVE). They must have had the advantages of some...
The Stroller, May 13, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Read The Stroller daily for announcements of how everyone can ease the pressure and stress of others, even while maintaining social distancing. Information for The Stroller should be emailed to vndnews@tribweb.com. Drive-through Blessing of the Bikes planned Sunday A drive-through Blessing of the Bikes will be from noon to 1...
Leetsdale continues virtual meetings
Leetsdale Borough has announced guidelines for the council meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday on the Zoom meeting platform. To attend the meeting, register, including name, address and email address, with borough secretary Jennifer Simek until 2 p.m. on May 14 at simek@leetsdaleboro.net. The public will be muted during the...
Editorial: Pittsburgh’s airport can pivot for new turbulent reality
Delays, cancellations and reroutes at an airport are part of the routine. That’s why there are the big boards that tell not just at which gate a flight is arriving or departing but whether that is happening on time or not at all — because nothing is a given. Including...
Jeff Kupfer: More taxes, covid-19 could cripple Pa. shale
Jeff Kupfer is a former acting deputy secretary of energy in the Bush administration and an adjunct professor of policy in Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College. Each day brings more evidence of the economic wrecking ball unleashed by the coronavirus. And as the country deals with the crisis, that wrecking...
L.A. County likely to leave stay-at-home orders in place through July to fight coronavirusVideo
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County’s stay-at-home orders will “with all certainty” be extended for the next three months, county Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer acknowledged during a Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday. Ferrer said that would only change if there was a “dramatic change to the virus and tools...
I-79 bridge inspection to cause restrictions in Collier Township
Bridge inspection work along I-79 in Collier Township will occur Wednesday and Thursday, weather permitting. Single-lane restrictions will occur as needed on I-79 in each direction on the bridges over Chartiers Creek north of the Route 50 Heidelberg/Collier (Exit 55) interchange, PennDOT announced. Restrictions will occur from 9 a.m. to...
6 key elements in latest reported plan for coronavirus-delayed 2020 MLB season
The latest on the 2020 MLB season, for those who missed it, isn’t much different than what has been floating around for a couple weeks. The season, according to reports, would begin in early July with an early- to mid-June spring redux. Teams would play 82 games, down from the...
